Psychology with Foundation Year at University of Sheffield
Psychology with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C801) at University of Sheffield: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on sheffield.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
220 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, other qualifications 45%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C801 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 86%
30%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%87%
Learning opportunities86%84%
Assessment and feedback82%80%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management96%84%
Learning resources95%89%
Student voice93%82%
140 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24.5k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
57% working16% working and studying13% studying3% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation15%
- Elementary occupations12%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Caring personal services10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 95 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Education with Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Aberystwyth University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Criminology and Psychology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Criminology and Psychological Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Psychology MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Abertay University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Applied Psychology BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| University of Sheffield | Psychology with Foundation Year this course | — | 144–159 |
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